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Centre for Economic and Regional Studies of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences,
Hungary

I am excited to have the opportunity to be a part this project, as it brings much needed
practical relevance to the academic work that researchers carry out. The special format
forces authors to synthesize the available evidence into a format that provides a useful
overview of each topic

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences

“Wage differential between the public and private sector in Hungary between 2002 and
2008: The long term effect of wage increase.” In: Fazekas, K., and L. Neumann (eds). The
Hungarian Labor Market. Budapest: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2014 (with S.
Altwicker-Hámori).

“Do women have better opportunities in the public sector? An analysis of the gender wage
gap and occupational segregation in the public and private sectors.” In: Fazekas, K.,
and L. Neumann (eds). The Hungarian Labor Market. Budapest: Hungarian Academy of
Sciences, 2014.

A range of other policies and changes are needed
for childcare expansion to increase mothers’ labor supply

In 2002, the EU set targets for expanding
childcare coverage, but most of the post-socialist countries are behind
schedule. While childcare expansion places a heavy financial burden on
governments, low participation in the labor force by mothers, especially
those with children under the age of three, implies a high potential impact.
However, the effectiveness of childcare expansion may be limited by some
common characteristics of these countries: family policies that do not
support women’s labor market re-entry, few flexible work opportunities, and
cultural norms about family and gender roles shaped by the institutional and
economic legacy of socialism.